Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has left out midfielder Maniche in his Euro 2008 squad.
The omission of the 30-year-old veteran of Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup was the only surprise in the 23-player squad announced late on Monday for the tournament next month in Austria and Switzerland.
The former Porto and Benfica midfielder, who now plays for Inter Milan, was a regular starter in Portugal's qualifying campaign.
Portugal, who under Brazilian coach Scolari finished as runners-up to Greece on home soil in 2004, are in Group A with the Czech Republic, Turkey and co-hosts Switzerland.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Real Betis), Quim Silva (Benfica), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon);
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Defenders: Miguel Monteiro (Valencia), Jose Bosingwa (Porto), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Fernando Meira (VfB Stuttgart), Bruno Alves (Porto), Pepe (Real Madrid), Jorge Ribeiro (Boavista);
Midfielders: Raul Meireles (Porto), Joao Moutinho (Sporting Lisbon), Deco (Barcelona), Armando Petit (Benfica), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon);
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Simao Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid), Ricardo Quaresma (Porto), Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen), Nani (Manchester United), Helder Postiga (Panathinaikos). - Sapa-dpa
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